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Thread: The Force Awakens Rey Figure With Major Spoiler
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Old 12-09-2015, 09:00 AM   #20
Jmacq1
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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic View Post
Qui Gon, Darth Maul, and Jango Fett were marketed HEAVILY for their respective films, and none of those characters survived past the end credits...so suffice to say, Finn is not safe.
Yeah, he is. I'll gladly eat crow on the 18th if I'm wrong. But I'm not. I think he'll come out on the losing side of his confrontation with Kylo Ren, but it won't be fatal.

SPECULATION/RUMOR-INDUCED SPOILER POSSIBILITY:

Especially since it's all but a given a FAR more prominent character is likely being offed in this installment.

END POSSIBLE SPOILER

Boyega and Ridley (and Driver and Isaac to a lesser extent) have been trumpeted as "the" new faces of Star Wars. That's not something that happened with Maul, Jango, or even Qui-Gon. Heavily marketed? Sure. But never really touted as "the future of the franchise." Certainly not the way MacGregor, Portman, and Christensen were with the prequels.

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I respectfully disagree with that sentiment in bold, and I'd be careful about that statement...you're likely to stir internet rage right there from Star Wars loyalists if you're not careful. We can argue about screen time or supporting roles, but it still doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of characters who were major players in the Star Wars films and cartoon series, portrayed by races both alien and of earthly origin, who happened NOT to be Caucasian.

That's not to say that the Star Wars franchise hasn't had controversial moments where stereotypes of races could be pointed out (such as many racial controversies of profiling that followed on the heels of Episode 1) but still...to say there is little to no minority presence isn't entirely correct either.

The point being, if you think "Star Wars Loyalists" would be outraged by that statement, just think for a second about the amount of internet-outrage that will be generated if "The Black Guy dies first" in what very likely will be the biggest/most highly visible film of the last ten years. If you think Disney isn't/wasn't aware of that potential reaction when the film was being written and made sure to avoid it (not that it was ever likely much of a possibility), I have a bridge or three to sell you.
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